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G. W. KEER AND L. A. PRAY.

AUTOMOBILE HOOD CLAMP. APPLlcMloN FILED APR.30.1919,

Patented Aug. 5, M119.

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Speeilcation o1 Letters Patent.

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Application nlednpril 30, 1919. Serial No. 993,9311.

To all wia/om it may concern.

lle it lrnown that we, Grenen W. linnn and Leen-in A. PRAY, citizens ofthe United States, .and residents of Racine, in thecounty of Racine andState ot Wisconsin, have invented new and useful llmprovements inAutomobile-Hood Clamps, oit which the tollowing is a description,reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which area part of thisspecication. Y

he invention relates to automobile hood clamps and has for its object toprovide a clamp for lsecuring the engine hood to the frame oit theautomobile so as to prevent rattling, which frequently occurs with theusual type of clamp.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clamp in which a hookacts downwardly to hold the hood down against the trame of theautomobile and in which a clamping member acts laterally against thelower edge or the hood to clamp said edge between it and a side frameportion adjacent the hood. l

il further object of the invention is to provide a clamp in which theclamping hook and clamping member are yieldingly held in clampingengagement with the hood by a single spring.

he invention further consists in the several features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof.

In the drawings: Figure l is a vertical sectional view through thedevice embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a front elevation viewthereof; Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is asection taken onthe line Ll-e-el of Fig. 1.

llnl the drawings the numeral 5 designates the portion of the frame ofan automobile, 6 a marginal side frame portion, 7 a part of the side ofthe hood of an automobile and 8 one of the U-sliaped straps securedtothe side of the hood to coperate with the clampin device hereinafterdescribed.

lie hood clamp consists of a hold down holding the sides of the hooddown against the base 5, and a side engagin clamp for securing the sidesof the hood betweenit and the side frame portion 6. The hold down clampconsists o1 a meniber 9 having' a hook 10, handle l1 and sha-nk 12,provided with a bore 13 of hexagonal cross section, in which a nut 14 isslidably clamp 24, 25

mounted. 'llhis nut is threaded on to the end of a .rod 15 slidablymounted in a plug 16 having threaded engagement with the threaded ends17 ol the shank 12 and rovided with slots 18 for turning it into p aceby the use oit a suitable Spanner wrench. 'lherod 15 is pivotallymounted at its lower end on a pin 15 on a lever 19, which lever ispivotally mounted intermediate its ends upon a bracket 20. by means of apin 21, said lever having spaced ears22 in which the pivotal mountingslor the bracket and rod are carried. The bracket is secured to the frame5 by means ot bolts 20. A spring 23 is interposed between theplug 16 andthe nut 14 and the degree ot' compression of this spring may be variedby screwing the nut 14 down upon the rod 15 by turning the member 9.

With the construction thus far described, the hook 10 is adapted to bebrought into engagement with the strap 8, as shown in lllig. 1, and whenso engaged it will be yieldingly maintained in this position to hold theedge of the hood down against the frame 5 by means of the downwardpressure exerted against the hook through the spring 23, yieldingconnection between the rod 15 connecting said member with the lever 19and the bracket 20. The side engaging clamp consists ot a clampingvplate 24 formed on the end ot the lever 19 adjacent the hood and carriesa lacing 25 of telt, leather or other suitable material, which issecured to the plate by rivets 26. The main part of the clamping plate241 is disposed above the horlzontal airis ot the v pin 21, so that asthe spring 23 pulls updownwardly on the hold down clamp the upward forceexerted will swlng the lever 19 about the `pivot 21 to cause the sideengaging to yieldingly bear against the side of the hood adjacent itslower edge and thereby clamp said hood between the pad 25 and the sideframe portion tl.' Thus it will be noted that the spring 23 serves thedouble purpose of holding both clamps in position and that the rod 15and lever 19 constitute in edect a common connection for the clampswhich are carried by the base bracket 20.

lt is to be understood that this invention is not limited to anyspecific torni or arrangement ot parts except in so far as saidlimitations are specified in the claims.

wardly on the What we claimy as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a hold downclamp,.and a side engaging clamp operatively connected together.

2. In an automobile hood clamp, the coml bination of a hold down clamp,a side engaging clamp, and a connection between the clamps -including aspring to yieldingly maintain them in clamping engagementwith thephood.3. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a hold down hook, aside clamping member, a lever upon which the clamping member is mounted,a rod pivotally conneeted to the lever, between said rod and said hookwhereby both hook and side Clamp are yieldingly maintained in clampingengagement with the hood.

4. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a hold down hookhaving a shank provided with a polygonal bore, a cap at the end of thebore, a side clamping member, a lever upon which the clamping member ismounted, a rod pivotally connected to the lever and slidably mounted inthe cap and extending into the bore, a polygonal nut slidably mounted inthe bore and and a spring connectionv miams adjustably carried by therod, and a spring interposed between said nut and cap.

5. In an automobile hood clamp, the combination of a hold down hookhaving a shank provided with a bore, a cap at one end of the bore, a rodslidably mounted in the cap and extending into the bore, a memberslidably but non-rotatably mounted in the bore and adjustably threadedon the rod, a spring interposed between said nut and cap, and meansconnecting said rod with a fixed part of the automobile.

6. In an automobile hood clamp. the combination of a hold down hookhaving a shank provided with a polygonal bore, a rap at one end of thebore, a rod sldably mounted in the cap and extending into the bore, apolygonal nut slidably mounted in the bore and adjust-ably threaded onthe rod, a spring interposed between said nut und cap, and meansconnecting said rod with a fixed part of the automobile.

In testimony whereof, we aliix our signutures, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE W. KERR. LUCIAN A. PRAY.

Witnesses:

SUMNER H. HANCOCK, FRANK C. HARDEN.

